Ballintaggart Ogham Stones

Ballintaggart Ogham Stones
Ballintaggart Ogham Stones
Native name; Irish: Clocha Oghaim Bhaile an tSagairt
	CIIC 156, bearing the name of the Corcu Duibne
Type	ogham stones
Location	Ballintaggart, Dingle,; County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates	52°07′40″N 10°14′35″W / 52.127810°N 10.243167°W
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Built	AD 400–550
Owner	private
	Location of Ballintaggart Ogham Stones in Ireland
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Ballintaggart
Reference no.	64

Ballintaggart Ogham Stones is a collection of ogham stones forming a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Location[edit]

Ballintaggart Ogham Stones are located inside a round enclosure (diameter 30 m / 100 ft), immediately east of Dingle racecourse and southeast of the town.^[6]^[7]^[8]

History[edit]

The stones were carved in the 5th and 6th centuries AD and served as burial markers.^[9]

This was anciently the site of a church and old burial ground (An Cheallúnach or An Lisín).^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

Description[edit]

The ogham stones are rounded, made of water-rolled sandstone. Eight of them form a circle, each one lying down pointing outwards. The ninth lies at the centre. Several have been inscribed with crosses.

CIIC 155: AKEVRITTI (presumably a personal name)
CIIC 156: MAQQI-IARI KOỊ MA/QQI MU/CCOI DOVVINIAS (Here is Mac-Iair, son of the Corcu Duibne)
CIIC 157: DOVETI MAQQI/ CATTI/NI (of Duibthe, son of Caitne). The language used here is primitive, lacking vowel affection, placing it around the time of Saint Patrick
CIIC 158: SUVALLOS MAQ/Q̣Ị DU/COVAROS (of Suvallos son of Ducovaros)
CIIC 159: ṂẠQI-DECC[E]DẠ/ ṂẠQ̣Ị/ GLASICONAS (of son of Deichet, son of Glasiconas). The personal name Glasiconas means "grey wolf."
CIIC 160: TRIA MAQA MAILAGNI (of the three sons of Maílagnas) / CURCITTI (of Cuircthe). This stone bears a strange cross: with arms of equal length, two with "E" shapes on the end, one with a "Y" and one with a +^[14]
CIIC 161: INISSIO/NAS (a personal name); like CIIC 157 it dates to the 5th century AD
CIIC 162: CUṆẠMAQQ̣I/ AVI CỌRBBI (of Conmac, grandson of Corb)
CIIC 163: N[E]TTA-LAMINACCA KO/I ṂA/QQI MỤCOI DOṾ[I]Ṇ[IA]Ṣ (here is Laminacca's champion, son of the Corcu Duibne)^[15]^[16]

References[edit]

^ Monk, Michael A.; Sheehan, John (1 January 1998). Early Medieval Munster: Archaeology, History and Society. Cork University Press. ISBN 9781859181072 – via Google Books.
^ "National Monuments of County Kerry in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
^ Macalister, Robert Alexander Stewart (1 January 1902). "Studies in Irish Epigraphy: The Ogham inscriptions of the counties of Kerry (not included in part I), Limerick, Cavan, and King's". D. Nutt – via Google Books.
^ Bonser, Wilfrid (1 January 1957). "An Anglo-Saxon and Celtic Bibliography (450-1087)". University of California Press – via Google Books.
^ Ferguson, Sir Samuel (1 January 1887). Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. D. Douglas – via Internet Archive. Ballintaggart ogham.
^ "Ballintaggart Ogham Stones".
^ "Ballintaggart Ogham Stones". 8 September 2010.
^ King, Jeremiah (1 January 1986). County Kerry past and present: a handbook to the local and family history of the county. Mercier Press. ISBN 9780853427988 – via Google Books.
^ Peritia. Medieval Academy of Ireland. 1 January 2008. ISBN 9782503517643 – via Google Books.
^ The Megalithic Portal and Megalith. "Ballintaggart Nine Stones".
^ Crowl, Philip Axtell (1 January 1990). The Intelligent Traveller's Guide to Historic Ireland. Contemporary Books. ISBN 9780809240623 – via Google.
^ "Drumlohan Ogham Stones/Megalithic Monuments of Ireland".
^ Schorr, Frank. "Ballintaggart Ogham Stones".
^ "Ballintaggart Ogham Stones/Megalithic Monuments of Ireland".
^ "Ogham in 3D - Ballintaggart / 155. Ballintaggart I".
^ Macalister, Robert Alexander Stewart (1 January 1907). "Studies in Irish Epigraphy: Ogham inscriptions of the counties of Cork, Tipperary, and Waterford". D. Nutt – via Google Books.

[1] Monk, Michael A.; Sheehan, John (1 January 1998). Early Medieval Munster: Archaeology, History and Society. Cork University Press. ISBN 9781859181072 – via Google Books.

[2] "National Monuments of County Kerry in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

[3] Macalister, Robert Alexander Stewart (1 January 1902). "Studies in Irish Epigraphy: The Ogham inscriptions of the counties of Kerry (not included in part I), Limerick, Cavan, and King's". D. Nutt – via Google Books.

[4] Bonser, Wilfrid (1 January 1957). "An Anglo-Saxon and Celtic Bibliography (450-1087)". University of California Press – via Google Books.

[5] Ferguson, Sir Samuel (1 January 1887). Ogham Inscriptions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. D. Douglas – via Internet Archive. Ballintaggart ogham.

[6] "Ballintaggart Ogham Stones".

[7] "Ballintaggart Ogham Stones". 8 September 2010.

[8] King, Jeremiah (1 January 1986). County Kerry past and present: a handbook to the local and family history of the county. Mercier Press. ISBN 9780853427988 – via Google Books.

[9] Peritia. Medieval Academy of Ireland. 1 January 2008. ISBN 9782503517643 – via Google Books.

[10] The Megalithic Portal and Megalith. "Ballintaggart Nine Stones".

[11] Crowl, Philip Axtell (1 January 1990). The Intelligent Traveller's Guide to Historic Ireland. Contemporary Books. ISBN 9780809240623 – via Google.

[12] "Drumlohan Ogham Stones/Megalithic Monuments of Ireland".

[13] Schorr, Frank. "Ballintaggart Ogham Stones".

[14] "Ballintaggart Ogham Stones/Megalithic Monuments of Ireland".

[15] "Ogham in 3D - Ballintaggart / 155. Ballintaggart I".

[16] Macalister, Robert Alexander Stewart (1 January 1907). "Studies in Irish Epigraphy: Ogham inscriptions of the counties of Cork, Tipperary, and Waterford". D. Nutt – via Google Books.

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